TRAP

Every believer in Jesus, as part of their life in Him, needs to spend time with Him. TRAP is a tool, a way to spend intentional time that goes along with a life that includes prayer, community and service.

What is TRAP?

TRAP is an acronym for a journaling and prayer process that is a guide for personal Bible study and reflection. Journaling does mean writing. If you don’t like to write, don’t worry. This is personal and no one else is likely to read it, but writing is an essential part.

T Text. This is scripture. To begin with pick a scripture and read it. There are ways to do this, but pick something manageable for you where you are. Something not too long is usually best. Remember that this is not the same as an intensive Bible study. Do that too, but this is much more simple and does not involve much in the way of study tools. Write down a verse or short section (yes, write it out-not just the reference) in a journal or notebook.

R Reflect. What is this passage/verse saying to you? Begin to write down your thoughts. Allow God to show you what He wants for you to see here. This might take some time, but be intentional. It might not take much time, and to begin with all you might have to say is “I like this verse”. Just write it down.

A Apply. What is God telling you to do with this? Is He telling you to change something in your life? Is He asking you to share with someone else? Maybe you aren’t sure. The point is to think about it. Write down what God is putting on your heart.

P Prayer. Talk with God. What might you want or need to say? Write down your prayer. This may take a while or not. Don’t worry about that as much as spending this time with God.

TRAP resources are available.

There are reading guides and journals for the whole church to guide you in the text selection process. You can use your own journal, or get one at the church. A benefit of this process is knowing what you will read and that many others in the church are reading the same texts.

Download the current verses here and use your own journal.

Outlook and iCal users: Subscribe to the TRAP Calendar by clicking the calendar icon below and keep up to date with journal readings.

TRAP is a creation of Zimmerman Evangelical Free Church, 2009. All rights are reserved.

February 2012

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29 Read: 1 Samuel 25:23-44 Jan 29 Read: 1 Samuel 25:23-44 01/29/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 25:23-44 01/29/12 12:00 AM January 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 25:23-44 Date: 01/29/12 Time: Location: Description:	30 Read: 1 Samuel 26:1-25 Jan 30 Read: 1 Samuel 26:1-25 01/30/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 26:1-25 01/30/12 12:00 AM January 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 26:1-25 Date: 01/30/12 Time: Location: Description:	31 Read: 1 Samuel 27:1-12 Jan 31 Read: 1 Samuel 27:1-12 01/31/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 27:1-12 01/31/12 12:00 AM January 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 27:1-12 Date: 01/31/12 Time: Location: Description:	01 Read: 1 Samuel 28:1-25 Feb 01 Read: 1 Samuel 28:1-25 02/01/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 28:1-25 02/01/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 28:1-25 Date: 02/01/12 Time: Location: Description:	02 Read: 1 Samuel 29:1-11 Feb 02 Read: 1 Samuel 29:1-11 02/02/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 29:1-11 02/02/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 29:1-11 Date: 02/02/12 Time: Location: Description:	03 Read: 1 Samuel 30:1-31 Feb 03 Read: 1 Samuel 30:1-31 02/03/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 30:1-31 02/03/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 30:1-31 Date: 02/03/12 Time: Location: Description:	04 Read: 1 Samuel 31:1-13 Additional Reading: James 4:13-17 Feb 04 Read: 1 Samuel 31:1-13 Additional Reading: James 4:13-17 02/04/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 1 Samuel 31:1-13 Additional Reading: James 4:13-17 02/04/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 1 Samuel 31:1-13 Additional Reading: James 4:13-17 Date: 02/04/12 Time: Location: Description:
05 Read: 2 Samuel 1:1-27 Feb 05 Read: 2 Samuel 1:1-27 02/05/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 1:1-27 02/05/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 1:1-27 Date: 02/05/12 Time: Location: Description:	06 Read: 2 Samuel 2:1-3:5 Feb 06 Read: 2 Samuel 2:1-3:5 02/06/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 2:1-3:5 02/06/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 2:1-3:5 Date: 02/06/12 Time: Location: Description:	07 Read: 2 Samuel 3:6-21 Feb 07 Read: 2 Samuel 3:6-21 02/07/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 3:6-21 02/07/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 3:6-21 Date: 02/07/12 Time: Location: Description:	08 Read: 2 Samuel 3:22-39 Feb 08 Read: 2 Samuel 3:22-39 02/08/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 3:22-39 02/08/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 3:22-39 Date: 02/08/12 Time: Location: Description:	09 Read: 2 Samuel 4:1-12 Feb 09 Read: 2 Samuel 4:1-12 02/09/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 4:1-12 02/09/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 4:1-12 Date: 02/09/12 Time: Location: Description:	10 Read: 2 Samuel 5:1-25 Feb 10 Read: 2 Samuel 5:1-25 02/10/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 5:1-25 02/10/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 5:1-25 Date: 02/10/12 Time: Location: Description:	11 Read: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 Additional Reading: James 5:1-6 Feb 11 Read: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 Additional Reading: James 5:1-6 02/11/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 Additional Reading: James 5:1-6 02/11/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 Additional Reading: James 5:1-6 Date: 02/11/12 Time: Location: Description:
12 Read: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Feb 12 Read: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 02/12/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 02/12/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 7:1-17 Date: 02/12/12 Time: Location: Description:	13 Read: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 Feb 13 Read: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 02/13/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 02/13/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 7:18-29 Date: 02/13/12 Time: Location: Description:	14 Read: 2 Samuel 8:1-18 Feb 14 Read: 2 Samuel 8:1-18 02/14/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 8:1-18 02/14/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 8:1-18 Date: 02/14/12 Time: Location: Description:	15 Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 Feb 15 Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 02/15/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 02/15/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13 Date: 02/15/12 Time: Location: Description:	16 Read: 2 Samuel 10:1-19 Feb 16 Read: 2 Samuel 10:1-19 02/16/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 10:1-19 02/16/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 10:1-19 Date: 02/16/12 Time: Location: Description:	17 Read: 2 Samuel 11:1-27 Feb 17 Read: 2 Samuel 11:1-27 02/17/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 11:1-27 02/17/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 11:1-27 Date: 02/17/12 Time: Location: Description:	18 Read: 2 Samuel 12:1-18 Additional Reading: James 5:7-11 Feb 18 Read: 2 Samuel 12:1-18 Additional Reading: James 5:7-11 02/18/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 12:1-18 Additional Reading: James 5:7-11 02/18/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 12:1-18 Additional Reading: James 5:7-11 Date: 02/18/12 Time: Location: Description:
19 Read: 2 Samuel 12:19-31 Feb 19 Read: 2 Samuel 12:19-31 02/19/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 12:19-31 02/19/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 12:19-31 Date: 02/19/12 Time: Location: Description:	20 Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-22 Feb 20 Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-22 02/20/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-22 02/20/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-22 Date: 02/20/12 Time: Location: Description:	21 Read: 2 Samuel 13:23-39 Feb 21 Read: 2 Samuel 13:23-39 02/21/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 13:23-39 02/21/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 13:23-39 Date: 02/21/12 Time: Location: Description:	22 Read: 2 Samuel 14:1-33 Feb 22 Read: 2 Samuel 14:1-33 02/22/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 14:1-33 02/22/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 14:1-33 Date: 02/22/12 Time: Location: Description:	23 Read: 2 Samuel 15:1-12 Feb 23 Read: 2 Samuel 15:1-12 02/23/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 15:1-12 02/23/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 15:1-12 Date: 02/23/12 Time: Location: Description:	24 Read: 2 Samuel 15:13-37 Feb 24 Read: 2 Samuel 15:13-37 02/24/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 15:13-37 02/24/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 15:13-37 Date: 02/24/12 Time: Location: Description:	25 Read: 2 Samuel 16:1-14 Feb 25 Read: 2 Samuel 16:1-14 02/25/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 16:1-14 02/25/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 16:1-14 Date: 02/25/12 Time: Location: Description:
26 Read: 2 Samuel 16:15-17:16 Feb 26 Read: 2 Samuel 16:15-17:16 02/26/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 16:15-17:16 02/26/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 16:15-17:16 Date: 02/26/12 Time: Location: Description:	27 Read: 2 Samuel 17:17-29 Feb 27 Read: 2 Samuel 17:17-29 02/27/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 17:17-29 02/27/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 17:17-29 Date: 02/27/12 Time: Location: Description:	28 Read: 2 Samuel 18:1-18 Feb 28 Read: 2 Samuel 18:1-18 02/28/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 18:1-18 02/28/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 18:1-18 Date: 02/28/12 Time: Location: Description:	29 Read: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:8 Feb 29 Read: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:8 02/29/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:8 02/29/12 12:00 AM February 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:8 Date: 02/29/12 Time: Location: Description:	01 Read: 2 Samuel 19:9-43 Mar 01 Read: 2 Samuel 19:9-43 03/01/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 19:9-43 03/01/12 12:00 AM March 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 19:9-43 Date: 03/01/12 Time: Location: Description:	02 Read: 2 Samuel 20:1-26 Mar 02 Read: 2 Samuel 20:1-26 03/02/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 20:1-26 03/02/12 12:00 AM March 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 20:1-26 Date: 03/02/12 Time: Location: Description:	03 Read: 2 Samuel 21:1-22 Additional Reading: James 3:1-5a Mar 03 Read: 2 Samuel 21:1-22 Additional Reading: James 3:1-5a 03/03/12 Add To My Calendar Read: 2 Samuel 21:1-22 Additional Reading: James 3:1-5a 03/03/12 12:00 AM March 2012 Read: 2 Samuel 21:1-22 Additional Reading: James 3:1-5a Date: 03/03/12 Time: Location: Description:

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